Walk of Fame Movie Adventures: Sons of the Desert and William Seiter

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Oliver Hardy & Stan Laurel in Sons of the Desert.
Oliver Hardy & Stan Laurel in Sons of the Desert.

I’ve never watched Laurel & hardy, but based on this movie, this seems to be the formula for most of their comedy:

  • Ollie acts like a blowhard.
  • Stan does an absurd and funny thing.
  • Ollie slowly and exactly describes the thing Stan just did.
  • Ollie mugs to the camera.
  • Repeat.

Can you tell which one I thought was funnier?

Composite picture. On the left, a mockup of William Seiter's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On the Right, a black and white portrait photo of William Seiter.

William Seiter’s Wikipedia entry says “Seiter earned a reputation for his charming comedies that were moderately paced and kept the laughs coming quietly, rather than resorting to obvious jokes and slapstick.” He must have abandoned that for this movie.

…and now it’s time for another “you’ll only know the reference if you’re a movie poster fanatic” fake poster!

A fake poster for Sons of the Desert mimicking the poster for Dog Day Afternoon.

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